1981–82 NHL season

The 1981–82 NHL season had 21 teams. The New York Islanders won the Stanley Cup Final. The New York Islanders finished with the best regular-season record. Wayne Gretzky led the league with 212 points and Wayne Gretzky led in goals with 92.

Stanley Cup Final winner: NYI New York Islanders

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
MNS Minnesota North Stars	80	37	23	94	.588	37	37	346	288	+58	21-7-0	16-16-0	L1
WIN Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	33	33	80	.500	33	33	319	332	-13	18-13-0	15-20-0	L3
STL St. Louis Blues	80	32	40	72	.450	32	32	315	349	-34	22-14-0	10-26-0	W1
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	80	30	38	72	.450	30	30	332	363	-31	20-13-0	10-25-0	W2
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	80	20	44	56	.350	20	20	298	380	-82	12-20-0	8-24-0	L5
DET Detroit Red Wings	80	21	47	54	.338	21	21	270	351	-81	15-19-0	6-28-0	L1

Smythe

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
EDM Edmonton Oilers	80	48	17	111	.694	48	48	417	295	+122	31-5-0	17-12-0	W3
VAN Vancouver Canucks	80	30	33	77	.481	30	30	290	286	+4	20-8-0	10-25-0	W2
CGY Calgary Flames	80	29	34	75	.469	29	29	334	345	-11	20-11-0	9-23-0	L1
LAK Los Angeles Kings	80	24	41	63	.394	24	24	314	369	-55	19-15-0	5-26-0	L5
CLR Colorado Rockies	80	18	49	49	.306	18	18	241	362	-121	14-21-0	4-28-0	W1

Wild card

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	80	30	38	72	.450	30	30	332	363	-31	20-13-0	10-25-0	W2
LAK Los Angeles Kings	80	24	41	63	.394	24	24	314	369	-55	19-15-0	5-26-0	L5
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	80	20	44	56	.350	20	20	298	380	-82	12-20-0	8-24-0	L5
DET Detroit Red Wings	80	21	47	54	.338	21	21	270	351	-81	15-19-0	6-28-0	L1
CLR Colorado Rockies	80	18	49	49	.306	18	18	241	362	-121	14-21-0	4-28-0	W1

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
MTL Montréal Canadiens	80	46	17	109	.681	46	46	360	223	+137	25-6-0	21-11-0	L2
BOS Boston Bruins	80	43	27	96	.600	43	43	323	285	+38	24-12-0	19-15-0	W2
BUF Buffalo Sabres	80	39	26	93	.581	39	39	307	273	+34	23-8-0	16-18-0	L1
QUE Quebec Nordiques	80	33	31	82	.512	33	33	356	345	+11	24-13-0	9-18-0	W1
HFD Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	60	.375	21	21	264	351	-87	13-17-0	8-24-0	L1

Patrick

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
NYI New York Islanders	80	54	16	118	.738	54	54	385	250	+135	33-3-0	21-13-0	L1
NYR New York Rangers	80	39	27	92	.575	39	39	316	306	+10	19-15-0	20-12-0	T1
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	31	87	.544	38	38	325	313	+12	25-10-0	13-21-0	W1
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	80	31	36	75	.469	31	31	310	337	-27	21-11-0	10-25-0	W2
WSH Washington Capitals	80	26	41	65	.406	26	26	319	338	-19	16-16-0	10-25-0	W2

Wild card

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
QUE Quebec Nordiques	80	33	31	82	.512	33	33	356	345	+11	24-13-0	9-18-0	W1
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	80	31	36	75	.469	31	31	310	337	-27	21-11-0	10-25-0	W2
WSH Washington Capitals	80	26	41	65	.406	26	26	319	338	-19	16-16-0	10-25-0	W2
HFD Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	60	.375	21	21	264	351	-87	13-17-0	8-24-0	L1

Leaders

Points

1	Wayne Gretzky	212
2	Mike Bossy	147
3	Peter Stastny	138
4	Dennis Maruk	136
5	Bryan Trottier	129

Goals

1	Wayne Gretzky	92
2	Mike Bossy	64
3	Dennis Maruk	60
4	Dino Ciccarelli	55
5	Rick Vaive	52

Assists

1	Wayne Gretzky	120
2	Peter Stastny	93
3	Denis Savard	87
4	Mike Bossy	83
5	Bryan Trottier	79

Plus/minus

1	Wayne Gretzky	+80
2	Brian Engblom	+78
3	Bryan Trottier	+70
4	Mike Bossy	+69
5	Rod Langway	+66

Power-play goals

1	Paul Gardner	21
2	Dino Ciccarelli	20
3	Bobby Smith	20
4	Dennis Maruk	20
5	Ryan Walter	19

Shots on goal

1	Wayne Gretzky	370
2	Bill Barber	350
3	Marcel Dionne	346
4	Dale Hawerchuk	336
5	Doug Wilson	326

Hits

1	Ron Francis	0
2	Al Macinnis	0
3	Mark Messier	0
4	Ray Bourque	0
5	Paul Coffey	0

Blocked shots

1	Ron Francis	0
2	Al Macinnis	0
3	Mark Messier	0
4	Ray Bourque	0
5	Paul Coffey	0

Goalie wins

1	Billy Smith	32
2	Grant Fuhr	29
3	Mike Liut	27
4	Dan Bouchard	27
5	Don Edwards	27

Save %

1	Denis Herron	.911
2	Grant Fuhr	.898
3	Billy Smith	.898
4	Roland Melanson	.896
5	Gilles Meloche	.894

Goals-against avg

1	Denis Herron	2.64
2	Rick Wamsley	2.75
3	Billy Smith	2.97
4	Roland Melanson	3.24
5	Grant Fuhr	3.31

Shutouts

1	Denis Herron	3
2	Rick Wamsley	2
3	Mike Liut	2
4	Richard Brodeur	2
5	Pat Riggin	2

Rate stats need 24+ games (skaters) or 20+ (goalies).

Team stats

Team	GP	GF	GA	GF/GP	GA/GP	SOG/GP	SA/GP
BOS Boston Bruins	80	323	285	4.04	3.56	30.21	25.70
BUF Buffalo Sabres	80	307	273	3.84	3.41	29.27	29.00
CGY Calgary Flames	80	334	345	4.17	4.31	29.43	33.40
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	80	332	363	4.15	4.54	32.08	33.23
CLR Colorado Rockies	79	239	358	3.03	4.53	26.35	33.78
DET Detroit Red Wings	79	265	349	3.35	4.42	33.53	28.19
EDM Edmonton Oilers	80	417	295	5.21	3.69	33.63	31.73
HFD Hartford Whalers	79	259	345	3.28	4.37	31.11	33.92
LAK Los Angeles Kings	80	314	369	3.92	4.61	32.01	30.59
MNS Minnesota North Stars	80	346	288	4.33	3.60	33.01	32.91
MTL Montréal Canadiens	80	360	223	4.50	2.79	33.77	27.48
NYI New York Islanders	80	385	250	4.81	3.13	30.86	30.07
NYR New York Rangers	79	314	301	3.97	3.81	28.59	29.56
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	80	325	313	4.06	3.91	34.01	29.99
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	79	308	331	3.90	4.19	31.91	31.11
QUE Quebec Nordiques	79	350	340	4.43	4.30	28.61	29.59
STL St. Louis Blues	79	309	347	3.91	4.39	30.68	32.27
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	79	292	379	3.70	4.80	29.05	34.86
VAN Vancouver Canucks	79	286	284	3.62	3.59	30.63	30.34
WIN Winnipeg Jets (1979)	79	318	326	4.03	4.13	33.05	32.44
WSH Washington Capitals	80	319	338	3.99	4.22	31.48	33.29